TAPESTRY CRYSTAL Navajo Blanket Rug Textile Weaving NR

Offered here is a tapestry quality, circa 3^rd quarter 20^th century, sweet little Navaho weaving that measures 20” x 13” or 1 foot 8 inches long by 1 foot 1 inch wide.  It is attributed to the Crystal Trading Post area and is in excellent condition.  It was woven by a master weaver on a primitive upright loom of all Native hand shorn, hand carded and extremely fine handspun quality Merino sheep wool, both warp & weft.  The design of this extremely finely woven textile is a classic 3 panel serape layout.  Each panel has combination diamond and chevron bar motifs on the rusty brown field color.  The panels are separated by fine line 1” stripes.  The compound end stripes are done in lemon yellow and fine line dark brown and tan. What a sweet little tapestry quality, reminiscent of the pre 1880 blanket weight weavings.  No Reserve.

We obtained this vintage Native American textile here in New Mexico just to offer to you here on eBay.  It has a tapestry quality weft count averaging 72 per inch and a tapestry quality warp count of 17 per inch.  The selvage cords are 100% original and excellent condition.  Warp selvages are 2-spiral cords and weft selvages are 2-spiral cords.  All four corners are tight, original and in excellent condition. The tassels are all four original and in excellent condition.   No bleed, no holes, no odors, no moth nibbles, no fade and no stains.  There is one tiny reweave repair measuring 3/16” x 3/8”.  It has never been cleaned before, is clean now & comes from a non-smoking home.  Both sides are even in color and shown in photos below.  Colors are very good in this piece of old American Indian art and they are:  natural white and aniline or vegetal colors of light tan, lemon yellow, dark brown and a medium rusty brown referred to as mummy brown on the dye chart.  Complete with lazy lines, this nice example of near antique Native Americana is ready to display in your own hacienda or just tuck away in your own private blanket & rug collection.  (1062)

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We have been offering Navajo weavings on eBay since 1999 and we invite you to review our feedback.  Feel free to email or call us in New Mexico (575) 278-2400, with any questions or concerns.  (We do not do email appraisals or opinions on weavings unless we have the item in our hands, by appointment.)  We do not charge a handling fee or buyer's premium.  We do not end auctions early to sell to email offers, but we will consider Best Offers by phone or email after an item has ended without meeting the reserve.  If a price can be worked out, then we can set up a Buy It Now for you.  (When emailing, please include your email address in the text of your message.)  We are always listing more items on eBay each Thursday night at 8 pm MT with them going off at 8 pm MT each Sunday night.  Our quick access address here on eBay is www.ranchfolks.net. Click on the me icon by our above feedback number for a link to our Navajo Rug Company’s website.  +++  Be sure to add us to your favorites list  and then check out our other items that will always include old Navajo rugs and blankets!  We are proud to be Lifetime Members of NBSSCA - The National Bit, Spur & Saddle Collectors Association where the mission is to preserve & protect our Western Heritage.  …….Your satisfaction is highly valued with us…©